Meridan Mod 15, .22 cal. with Remington barrel?
Saw your old post on search for Meridan Firearms Information and saw that your information was similar to what I have been able to find out. I have a Meridan Mod 15 and I have been trying for sometime to find out its history. I have only owned it for about a year and it has been very hard to find out anything. I know that the company was in Meridan, Ct., and that it seems to have been ex-employees or moonlighting employees of Remington who did the shopwork. The serial number is only 4 digits, so I am assuming this means it was fairly early. The barrel is marked Remington Firearms, Ilion, N.Y. and it has some kind of water mark on the barrell, it is not complete but looks like 2 W's, but it is difficult to tell. I find it most interesting that it has a Remington (Mod 12) barrel. I am familiar with MFA general marketing, selling mostly to Montgomery Wards and Sears, and possibly others, but this one also has some other very interesting features. The reciever has a very wonderfull scene of 2 rabbits frolicking (I am only assuming that they are frolicking) on one side and on the other there are 2 squirells in the trees with some very nice scrollwork decorating the rest of the receiver. Very nice work for a company that sels to average folk(???). Also, the Stock is flamed/burled Walnut (American Black Walnut???) with some pretty nice checkering work at the grip. It also takes down with a knurled screw on the left side of the receiver. Would you have any information about this gun? It is hard to imagine going to that much trouble and then to sell so inexpensively. Anyway, would you have any information that might help???